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Thursday, 28 May 2026

ABERDEEN & ARBROATH CANDIDATES

While the media focus remains on Makerfield, two other MPs will be elected the same day. Two Westminster elections north of the border have been triggered by SNP incumbents having been elected to the Scottish Parliament. Another reason for the general lack of interest is that both seats are very much expected to return more of the same.

The SNP does not have particularly large majorities in either seat, but with toxic Labour in second place last time around it is highly unlikely voters will swap one left-wing party for one that is currently tanking. Aberdeen South is marginally more interesting, with the seat having historically switched between Labour and Conservative up until the SNP surge of 2015. The Tories regained the seat briefly at the 2017 general election, but it returned to the SNP two years later and remained that way in 2024.

The Greens could squeeze Labour here, but then Reform will squeeze the Tories (and Labour). With all that happening it's difficult to see anything other than an SNP hold. The Alliance for Democracy and Freedom is a Unionist libertarian Christian party.

Aberdeen South by-election candidates

Nurul Hoque Ali (Labour)

David Ballantine (Alliance for Democracy and Freedom)

Jo Hart (Reform UK)

Douglas Lumsden (Conservative)

Jorg Shelton Eckstein (Green)

Mel Sullivan (Liberal Democrats)

Richard Thomson (Scottish National Party)

Aberdeen South 2024 general election result

Stephen Flynn (SNP) 15,213 (32.8%) -12.5%

M. Tauqeer Malik (Lab) 11,455 (24.7%) +15.9%

John Wheeler (Con) 11,300 (24.4%) -10.0%

Michael Pearce (Ref) 3,199 (6.9%) +6.5%

Jeff Goodhall (LDm) 2,921 (6.3%) -4.4%

Guy Ingerson (Grn) 1,609 (3.5%) +3.0%

Graeme Craib (SFP) 423 (0.9%) New

Sophie Molly (Ind) 225 (0.5%) New

SNP HOLD

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry is a relatively new seat born from boundary changes set in 2023 and debuting a year later in the general election. Most of the new seat comes from the now defunct Dundee East, which historically swayed between Labour and the SNP. With a small majority of 859, this by-election presents a better chance for Labour usurping the SNP, aided further by the absence of a Green candidate splitting the left-wing vote three ways.

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry candidates

Tanvir Ahmad (Liberal Democrats)

Lara Bird (Scottish National Party)

Jack Cruickshanks (Conservative)

Heather Doran (Labour)

Bill Reid (Reform UK)

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry 2024 general election result

Stephen Gethins (SNP) 15,581 (35.3%) -15.6%

Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank (Lab) 14,722 (33.4%) +23.2%

Richard Brooks (Con) 6,841 (15.5%) -14.8%

Gwen Wood (Ref) 3,800 (8.6%) New

David Evans (LDm) 2,249 (5.1%) -2.9%

Ghazi Khan (Alb) 693 (1.6%) New

Moira Brown (Sov) 231 (0.5%) New

SNP HOLD

COUNCIL BY-ELECTION 28.05.26

It's a quiet week ahead with just two vacancies to fill across this week and next. This week's solitary contest took place in Swansea. Three by-elections will be held on June 11, then a bonanza erupts a week later with no less than 18 seats to fill - plus three Westminster by-elections. This is followed by a whopping 21 council by-elections a week later. June is going to be a busy month for party activists.

Fairwood, Swansea Council

LDm: 240 (29.3%) +19.9%

Lab: 185 (22.6%) -9.3%

Ref: 139 (17.0%) New

Ind: 94 (11.5%) New

Con: 84 (10.3%) -30.3%

Ind: 77 (9.4%) New

LDm GAIN from Con

An astonishing gain for the Lib Dems who finished last in this ward last time around. The vacancy had arisen through the death of the incumbent Tory, but voters took no sympathy and almost relegated the party to last place - averted by just seven votes. Plaid finished third here last time, but did not field a candidate this time. This appears to have benefited the Lib Dems, rather than Labour.

Karl - Ref GAIN ✘

Rich - Ref GAIN ✘

Karl still leads Richey 2-1 after week two, both having gone for a Reform gain.

WHAT IF ED WON (AGAIN)

In his final video filmed over the Bank Holiday weekend, Richey discusses the potential Labour leadership election that haunts Starmer's troubled premiership. Burnham remains odds on favourite to succeed Starmer across betting markets, followed by Rayner, Miliband and Streeting.

Ladbrokes are currently offering the following odds.

Andy Burnham 4/9

Angela Rayner 6/1

Ed Miliband 11/1

Wes Streeting 14/1

Alistair Carns 20/1

Shabana Mahmood 40/1

Yvette Cooper 50/1

Watch below or on YouTube (five minute watch)

Of course the Ed Miliband scenario discussed by Richey, can only come about if both he and Burnham stand. Burnham has to win Makerfield and there are currently no indications as to whether Miliband plans to enter the fray.

Wednesday, 27 May 2026

MAKERFIELD BALLOT CONFIRMED

Nominations have closed for the high stakes Makerfield by-election and as is customary for such occasions, it will be a crowded ballot paper for voters. A total of fourteen candidates will appear on the ballot paper, with the majority of them set to lose their £500 deposit in exchange for a spot in the limelight. Three months ago in Gorton and Denton, only three candidates from a field of eleven saved their deposits (the Greens, Reform and Labour). Last year, in Runcorn and Helsby, it was four from fifteen (Reform, Labour, Conservatives and Green).

The quest for publicity and, perhaps other agendas, is evident from the fact that the two other parliamentary by-elections scheduled for the same day - June 18 - have significantly fewer candidates.

The Aberdeen South by-election will have just six candidates, while Arbroath and Broughton Ferry will choose from five. This says a lot about the motivations about some of those standing in Makerfield. Only four parties - Labour, Conservative, Reform and the Lib Dems - are standing in all three Westminster by-elections on June 18.

These are the 14 candidates standing in Makerfield (a separate post will appear for the two Scottish seats).

Makerfield by-election candidates

Jake Austin (Liberal Democrats)

Count Binface (Independent)

Andy Burnham (Labour)

Dan Clarke (Libertarian)

John Dyer (Independent)

Ed Gemmell (Climate)

Paul Gould (Independent)

Howling Laud Hope (Monster Raving Loony)

Robert Kenyon (Reform UK)

Robert Pownall (Independent)

Rebecca Shepherd (Restore Britain)

Sarah Wakefield (Green)

Peter Ward (Rejoin EU)

Michael Winstanley (Conservative)

Makerfield 2024 general election result

Josh Simons (Lab) 18,202 (45.2%) -0.1%

Robert Kenyon (Ref) 12,803 (31.8%) +18.7%

Simon Finkelstein (Con) 4,379 (10.9%) -23.4%

John Skipworth (LDm) 2,735 (6.8%) +2.0%

Maria Deery (Grn) 1,776 (4.4%) +1.8%

Thomas Bryer (EDm) 368 (0.9%) New

Lab HOLD

Tuesday, 26 May 2026

TOON TUESDAY #104

Andy Burnham and Makerfield are very much the theme this week, with a sprinkling of Red Rachel's spring statement overtures to a beleaguered electorate...

Jason White for The Guardian

Morten Morland for The Sunday Times

Nick Newman for The Sunday Times

Nicola Jennings for The Guardian

Christian Adams for The Daily Telegraph

Morten Morland for The Times

Christian Adams for The Daily Telegraph

Peter Brookes for The Times

Pete Songi for The Mirror

Christian Adams for The Daily Telegraph

Stanley McMurtry for The Mail on Sunday

Patrick Blower for The Daily Telegraph

CLIMATE SCAMMING OVERDRIVE

In the second of three videos filmed over Bank Holiday weekend, Richey discusses the rampant climate scamming that is currently being deployed by the media. The attempt to invoke hysteria over a spell of hot weather is all about the globalist agenda for complete control over humanity. Don't be fooled.

Watch below (seven minute watch)

And right on cue, as Richey discussed, the climate scammers have today used Heathrow yet again to report a 'record breaking temperature'. Don't be fooled.

Monday, 25 May 2026

MEME MONDAY #84

After a busy few weeks preparing for the elections and their aftermath, Karl wound down a little last week. It's still an impressive body of work, as we hope you'll agree...

Mon 18 May - 70 shares

Mon 18 May - 431 shares

Tue 19 May - 119 shares

Wed 20 May - 80 shares. A prominent comment on this post conflated the new
'death tax' with existing inheritance tax, but the proposal is a new and separate tax
based on the value of property that could result in beneficiaries having to cough up
tens of thousands to a state that did not earn a penny of it

Thu 21 May - 683 shares

Thu 21 May - 6 shares. Not so much of a meme this one, but an intriguing
assessment of how Makerfield could play out. Although the AI suggests
a Labour win, it still has a Reform gain within the margin of error. However,
this AI prediction predated the first Makerfield poll, which put Restore
Britain in third place on seven per cent. That would be disastrous, as it
would hand Burnham victory and a route to Number Ten

Thu 21 May - 137 shares. If Red Rachel was honest

Thu 21 May - 75 shares

Fri 22 May - 145 shares. A double anniversary of infamy that will live long in
the memory if Britain is to survive the Islamist onslaught to come

Sat 23 May - 459 shares

Sat 23 May - 12 shares

Sun 24 May - 86 shares

Sun 24 May - 51 shares

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ANDY FOR HIMSELF

Richey has been out enjoying the sunshine and recording his insights along the way. In the first of three videos, here he discusses the travesty that is Andy Burnham - who may well be our next Prime Minister.

Watch below or on YouTube (five minute watch)

Nominations for the Makerfield by-election close on Tuesday at 16:00. At this moment in time, the Green Party do not have a candidate, as their first choice dropped out on the same day they announced his candidacy. There are calls from within the party to stand down in order to give Burnham a free run, so Reform will be holding their breath and hoping they do not. Chances of a Reform victory have already been damaged by Rupert Lowe's decision to debut in Makerfield, so for the Greens to pull out at this late stage certainly won't help their chances.

We said people should be careful for what they wish for, and Burnham's succession of Starmer could be the turning point that resuscitates a party that was not just on life support - it was close to death.

Sunday, 24 May 2026

BOATWATCH #60

A whopping twelve day lull came to a dramatic end on Friday as six boats brought over almost 400 colonists. The sudden explosion of crossings continued on Saturday with almost 300 more collected by Border Farce vessels. The total figure for the year is likely to surpass 8,000 by the end of May.

The recent lull means that 2026 has lost ground with the bumper years and is now tracking alongside 2023, which ended up bringing in almost 30,000 colonists. It's still early days, but one thing we know for sure - Labour's claims about migration being significantly 'down' is a lie. Their figures are based on net migration, which also takes into account those leaving the UK. Worryingly, it means that a lot of people are leaving and if there's one thing the state has repeatedly used to justify mass immigration, it's a shortage of people and labour...

Total = 681

Saturday, 23 May 2026

REEVES SNEERS AT 'WHITE VAN MAN'

In echoes of Jeremy Corbyn's 'kinder, gentler politics', Rachel Reeves and a sympathetic media have framed the heckling incident earlier this week as simply 'bad manners'. In an interview with Channel 4's Helia Ebrahimi on Friday, the Chancellor was set up perfectly in order to repeat this mantra by way of turning it into an attack on Nigel Farage. The Reform leader had responded to the initial incident by declaring he would 'like to buy this man a pint'. Reeves refused to be drawn into a personal attack on Farage, but spoke about general courtesy, respect and civil debate over shouting and being 'aggressive'.

It's a bit rich coming from someone who takes part in a shouting and jeering contest every week in the House of Commons.

Watch the clip below (one minute watch)

It's all about taking the moral high ground with Labour at the moment, especially when it comes to the white working class patriots that the party despise. Keir Starmer used a recent attack on the Unite the Kingdom march to speak about 'our values', suggesting that the marchers were somehow a subhuman element that did not represent Britain. Reeves echoes this sentiment by referencing her upbringing and suggesting that flags do not maketh oneself a patriot. The way she spews the words 'flag in your van' is reminiscent and no different from Emily Thornberry's sneering social post about a 'white van man' during a by-election in 2014.

These university-educated snobs have become so detached from the working classes that their party was originally founded to represent. It's why they are so woefully ill-judged when faced with dissent, whether it be street hecklers, the Leave mandate or the rise of Reform UK. They keep making the same mistake - smearing the masses with their silly labels and then expressing horror when the masses double down. For many, there is no way back for Labour after years of sneering and contempt. As the party has long abandoned this demographic, how else are they to get attention other than scream and shout?

If you haven't seen the clip of the 'white van man' heckling Red Rachel on the petrol forecourt, it can be seen below. Technically, he wasn't a 'white van man', as he was driving a pickup truck, but the term 'white van man' is often used as a disparaging slur against working class people.

The man spoke for the nation, Red Rachel speaks only for her Fabian clique of bourgeois Marxists who absolutely do not 'love our country'.

Thursday, 21 May 2026

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 21.05.26

Four seats were up for grabs this week, the first council contests since Labour's drubbing on May 7. The preview now takes on a little bit of a different format, with predictions given by Karl and Richey individually. This is both a time saving exercise and also opens up a bit of competition, which after this round of by-elections favours Karl. He predicted two out of four correctly, compared to Richey's paltry one.

Bridport, Dorset Council

LDm: 2,190 (43.6%) +8.2%

Ref: 1,164 (23.2%) New

Grn: 1,011 (20.1%) -11.9%

Con: 656 (13.1%) -4.0%

LDm HOLD

Dorset is run by a coalition of Lib Dems and Greens, and this contest looked set to be a showdown between the two parties. The Greens selected their previous councillor for the seat, who lost to the Lib Dems in the 2024 local elections. He was defeated a second time and pushed into third place by Reform. The result wasn't even close, with the Lib Dems more than twice the amount of votes picked up by the Greens and over a thousand votes ahead of Reform.

Karl - LDm HOLD ✔

Rich - Grn GAIN ✘

Kirkham, Fylde Borough Council

Con: 1,185 (60.6%) +33.9%

Ref: 534 (27.3%) New

Lab: 129 (6.6%) -13.8%

LDm: 107 (5.5%) New

Con GAIN from Ind

This ward was very much into their independents, but there weren't any standing this time around. The Tories usually finish distant runners-up here, but had to fend off newcomers in Reform and the Lib Dems to take the seat. They did so with ease, polling more than twice the number of Reform votes. Big fail for both of us here.

Karl - Ref GAIN ✘

Rich - Ref GAIN ✘

Castle, Lancaster City Council

Grn: 845 (70.0%) +4.9%

Lab: 190 (15.7%) -10.6%

Ref: 132 (10.9%) New

LDm: 41 (3.4%) n/c

Grn HOLD

The incumbent Green councillor had stood down after completing her studies at Lancaster University and moving away. This was a solid left-wing affair, with the Conservatives not having bothered to even field a candidate this time. Reform debuted nonetheless, but it was a routine hold for Zack's crazy gang.

Karl - Grn HOLD ✔

Rich - Grn HOLD ✔

Alfrick, Leigh & Rushwick, Malvern Hills District Council

LDm: 452 (25.8%) +10.6%

Con: 391 (22.3%) +3.2%

Ref: 340 (19.4%) New

Ind: 296 (16.9%) New

Grn: 190 (10.8%) New

Ind: 83 (4.7%) New

LDm GAIN from Ind

Another free-for-all, following the resignation of the incumbent Malvern Hills Independent. His group did not contest this time, although there were two unaligned independents standing. The Tories usually finish a distant second here and were up against newcomers Reform and the Greens. The Lib Dems took advantage of a split in the conservative vote and surged through the middle to keep the Tories in second.

Karl - Ind GAIN ✘

Rich - Ref GAIN ✘